The Flood Warning continues for
the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau.
* Until late Monday night... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 8:00 PM Saturday the stage was 34.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 32.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring.
* Forecast... the river will crest near 34.2 feet Sunday morning.
The river will fall below flood stage by Monday night.
* Impact... at 36.0 feet... the flood gate on Themis street closes.
National Weather Service:
Flood Warning
Cape Girardeau, MO
Current Conditions
54 °F
Clear
9 mph
from the ESE
42 °F
30.10 in
64%
10.0 miles
Cape Girardeau, MO
Updated — 9:53 AM CST on November 22, 2009
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Cape Girardeau
54 °F - Clear
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Cairo
52 °F - Clear
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Carbondale
54 °F - Clear
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Marion Regional
54 °F - Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for Cape Girardeau (63701)
Sunday
 Partly Cloudy
H 59° / L 43°
|
Monday
Partly Cloudy
H 59° / L 43°
|
Tuesday
 Rain Showers
H 56° / L 36°
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Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 52° / L 34°
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Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 45° / L 32°
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Today
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
TonightPartly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. East winds 5 mph in the evening becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 5 mph.
Monday NightMostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
Wednesday
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
Thanksgiving Day
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Statement as of 9:04 PM CST on November 21, 2009
Flood Warning
